Advent for Children, Youth and Families at First Pres

Your family will have the opportunity to stuff stockings for children at the Vera Lloyd home. Stockings and the age and gender of the youth will be available at church on Sunday.

We’ll also be collecting donations for Christmas gifts for families at Seventh Street Elementary. Our youth will go shopping for the gifts and have a wrapping party (at a date to be determined).

Sunday, November 27

We will begin rehearsing during the Sunday School time for our Christmas program that we’ll be doing on Sunday, December 18 during worship. Your child will have a CD to take home that has the music on it so that they can practice.

Our scripture is about Daniel and the Lions Den, so we’re asking that all our kids bring any stuffed or toy lions that they have so we can build our own den.

The Advent Experience Prayer stations will begin in the fellowship hall. For kids of all ages and open throughout the week. Stations will change weekly throughout Advent.

Sunday, December 4

Potluck

Annual NLR Christmas Parade. All children are invited to ride on the float. The parade begins a little later this year (3 p.m.) Your family should be getting more info from Kennedy Kasten and Amara Yancey who are coordinating the float.

Saturday, December 17

We’ll schedule a “dress” rehearsal for our Christmas program

Saturday, December 18

Our lessons and carols service where the message is our kids’ Christmas program. No Sunday School.

Saturday, December 24

Christmas Eve Service at 5 p.m.

Sunday, December 25

Pajama friendly worship at 11 a.m. (note different time)
We’l be singing carols and working on a couple of mission projects for our veterans and our homeless neighbors. No Sunday School.